to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
equality; impartiality; evenness
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
spring water; clear (pure) water
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine